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mægen-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-spéd, e; f.

Abundance of strengthstrengthpowervirtue

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mec for miltsum and mægenspédum nǽfre wille án forlǽtan on account of his mercy and his might he will never forsake me, 42 a; Th. 140, 17; Gú. 611: Andr. Kmbl. 2572; An. 1287. Mín múþ sægeþ ðíne mægenspéde os meum pronuntiabit justitiam tuam, Ps.

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. ad, od

To formadornmake beautifulformaredecorareexornarespeciosum vel pulchriorem reddere

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He gewlitegap æalle gesceafta he adorns all creatures, Shrn. 198, 12: Salm. Kmbl. 793; Sal. 396. Hand his gewlitegodon manus ejus formaverunt, Ps. Spl. 94, 5. Wel gewlitegod formosus, Wrt. Voc. 72, 15.

ge-trum

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trum, es; n.

A knotbandmasscompanycompany of soldiersnoduscatervacohorsexercitus

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He eft gewát getrume micle he returned with a great company, Andr. Kmbl. 1413; An. 707: Beo. Th. 1849; B. 922: Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63

Linked entries: ge-truma -trum

serc

(n.)
Grammar
serc, syrc, syric, es; m.: serce, syrce, an; f.
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Ðæt hæbbe syric ( tunicam ), R. Ben. 89, 10. Genóh is munuce ðæt hæbbe twegen syricas ( tunicas ), for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, 91, 3. Syrcan, gúþgewǽdo shirts of mail , Beo. Th. 458; B. 226: 673; B. 334

Linked entry: syrc

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, firstoptimus, primus

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He sealde ðæt betste hors he gave the best horse, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16. Ðara betstena sumes of some one of the best, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 110, 5

BIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIFIAN, bifigan, byfian, beofian; p. ode; pp. od

To tremble, shake, be movedtremere, contremere, commoveri

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He, bifiende, feóll to Iohannes fótum he, trembling, fell at John's feet, Ælfc. T. 37, 10: Cd. 92; Th. 118, 25; Gen. 1970. Ic bifige tremo, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 8. Eorþe [eorþan MS.] bifode terra tremuit, Ps. Spl. 75, 8: Rood Kmbl. 83; Kr. 42.

ge-hádod

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hádod, -háded; def. se ge-hádoda; part.

In holy ordersordĭnātus

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He ǽlces mannes gehádodes and lǽwedes yrfenuma beón wolde he wanted to be the heir of every man, cleric and lay, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 7

Linked entry: hádod

ge-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceód; pp. -sceáden [in the Northern Gospels weak forms occur]

To separate, distinguish, discern, decideto separate

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Rodera rǽdend hit on riht gescéd the ruler of the firmament decided it aright, Beo. Th. 3115; B. 1555. He biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud gesceáden he will be assigned at the separation to the band on the left hand, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 23; Dóm. 75

sinc-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-þegu, (<b>o</b>), e
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Gemon sincþege he remembers receiving costly presents from his lord, Exon. Th. 288, 21 ; Wand. 34. Cf. sinc*-*gifa, and see other cpds. of þegu

teóðung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-mann, es; m.
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Gyf neód on handa stande, cýðe hit man ðam hundredes men, and syððan ðám teóðingmannum, 2; Th. i. 258, 8

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelievingincredulous

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æteówde ða wunda ðǽm ungeleáffullum mannum, 91, 2

wrǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽne, adj.

Lasciviouslibidinoussalaciouswanton

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Wrǽne pelulcus, luxuriosus, Hpt. Gl. 484, 55: libidinosus, 514, 4. (Sardanapatus) wæs swíþe furþumlíc mon, and hnesclíc, and swíþe wrǽne, swá ðæt swíðor lufade wífa gebǽro þonne wǽpnedmonna, Ors. l, 12; Swt. 52, l.

be-hreówsian

(v.)
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Behreówsodon, Hml. S. 12, 34. Behreówsian heora yfelan dǽda, Hml. A. 8, 206. with clause behreówsode ꝥ swá dyslice dǽde gedyde, Gr. D. 143, 19. to pity, compassionate Heora earfeða behreówsian, Hml. S. 23, 90.

eást-dǽl

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'Wé gesáwon his steorran on eástdǽle,' Hml. Th. i. 78, 4-7. Of eástdǽle, Chr. 2; P. 4, 28. Heofon biþ open on þǽm eástdǽle, Bl. H. 93, 1. Mathéum gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle, 239, 16.

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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Then said I to him : " Brother, I haven't any fare to give, but I want to go and to embark on one of those ships, " Hml. S. 23 b, 352

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

ge-sceran

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Ox. 56, 12. to cut the wool off sheep Sceáp gesihð gescorene hýnðe getácnað, Lch. iii. 208, 26. to cut through. of a person's action him on heáfde helm gescer, þæt blóde fáh búgan sceolde, B. 2973. of the operation of a weapon Seó ecg geswác

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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., erraverit) án ðára scípa . . . gáð soece þætte gedwalode (ge-duolade, L., erravit) . . . máre gefeáþ be þǽm þonne be þǽm . . . þe ne gedwaladan (erraverunt), Mt. . . . 18, 12-13.

huntian

(v.)
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þá gelamp ꝥ hig huntedon on mærgen. þá gearn sum hynd betweox þám gebróðrum and hig sceoton hyra strǽlas, Shrn. 148, 3. Ǽlcne man lyst, siððan ǽnig cotlýf. . . getimbred hæfð, þæt móte . . . huntigan and fuglian and fiscian, Solil. H. 2, 10.

nytt

(v.)
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Æfre mæig findan on ðám mæig nyt beón and ðá nytte dón ðe him fylstan scylan, Angl. ix. 261, 2

on-drysne

(adj.)
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add: of a person egeslic and andrysne heáhþrymme cyningc hér wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet judex, Dóm. L. 94. of a thing, of awful moment, solemn [The Latin of R.